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Letter, R. J. Hinton to Gentlemen [National Kansas Committee]Authors:Hinton, R. J.Date: October 10, 1856R. J. Hinton wrote this letter from Lawrence to the members of the National Kansas Committee, offering his suggestions about how to sustain the struggling settlers of Kansas. He proposed the idea of bringing the manufacturing industry into the territory as a source of employment. He also mentioned that a flour mill would be greatly appreciated by Kansans.